These sticks feel like rubber when compared to the other Vic Firth Corpsmaster sticks. I say that because they just feel horrible. The sound is even worse. They say they bring out the "dark" sound, but often times that translates to "cardboard" sound even if your snare is tunes beautifully. I feel like my skill level went down because of these. Go for the MS5, it's a much better feeling/sounding sticks by far. The Ralph Hardimons are also a much better choice.

I'm in drumline at my school and so far these are the best sticks that we have used because these sticks give out a big powerful sound and they are tough sticks. Previous sticks have broken easily but these corpsmaster sticks barely have any chips in them. I recommend thses sticks for all drumlines.